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Originally Posted by Delgar
Who was the moron who tased this guy? The assailant takes 3 bullets, clearly falls to the ground, then 6 more bullets, I guess just to make sure the threat of death was carried out.
And then some vigilant officer runs in and tazes him? Whoever that was needs some serious retraining, or better yet, a permanent desk job. That person does not have what it takes to respond to the critical situations officers can expect from time to time.
On the criminal charges, this is not 2nd degree murder, though I'd want to hear a justification for those 9 shots... even with none, 2nd degree is a stretch since he's innocent until proven guilty and was an officer on duty. Manslaughter is likely from a conviction point of view.
Either way, neither this officer nor the one who used the taser should ever be licensed to carry both a gun and a badge at the same time. They simply don't know how to exercise restraint, whether or not their actions were criminal.
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It was speculated by some that tazing him was a way to try and cover-up what the other officer thought was an unjustified shooting. If not for the recordings, they could have argued that they tazed him first and tried a non-lethal approach before having to resort to shooting him 9 times. It's harder these days to get away with such shenanigans due to the ability for almost anyone to create decent recordings quickly.
I am not saying that I disagree or agree with that speculation, but these guys aren't idiots and I wouldn't put it past them for thinking of that and attempting a cover-up even if the odds were against it working.